Great souls suffer in silence.
-Friedrich Schiller
Quotations
Silence
Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm.
-Thomas Merton
"No Man Is an Island"
Silence is a source of great strength.
-Lao Tzu "Lao Tzu"
First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak.
-Henri J.M. Nouwen
You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
Only Silence is complete.
-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.
-Robert Lynd
Thoughts will lead you in circles. Silence will bring you back to your centre.
-Rasheed Ogunlaru
The most significant conversations of our lives occur in silence.
-Simon Van Booy
"Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories"
Mostly, we talk to impress. And sometimes we shut up to impress, too.
-Nema Al Araby
